The discussion of effects of the variability of sea ice and teleconnections on krill, black guillemot, penguin, and polar bear populations will be of interest to all polar scientists.
That is a very grave danger, not only to the salmon but also to the seabirds—the puffins and guillemots.
They are in particular the guillemot, the puffin and the gannet.
Puffins, razorbills, guillemots and birds of that type have their feathers clogged with oil while swimming and can neither swim nor fly.
I am told on inquiry that three species of the auk—the guillemot, the razor-bill and the puffin—have suffered much.
Those included 1,818 dead common scoters and 1,416 dead auks, predominantly guillemots or razorbills.
Over 200 species of bird have been recorded in the area including black guillemot, eider, peregrine falcon and the golden eagle.
There are also many varieties of seabird including cormorants, guillemots and herons.
